It is one of the four places in Rajasthan where such inscribed stone pillars were erected during the third century A.D. which signifies the revival of the Vedic religion. The Badva stone pillar inscription informs that the Maukharis performed a triratra sacrifice in A.D. 239. It is probable that these Maukharis owed allegiance to the Malava Republic. Four pillars have been shifted to the State Archaeology Museum at Kota and only one remains at the site.
By Air : Kota
By Bus : Baran
By Train : Bambulia | Notification No. | Act No. LXXI of 1951 dated 28.11.1951 |
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| Ownership Status | Government |
| Topographical Features | Situated on the right bank of a tributary of Kali Sindh river. |
| 1 | Chandramani Singh (ed.), Protected Monuments of Rajasthan (Jaipur 2002); |
| 2 | Epigraphia Indica, Vols. XXIII and XXIV; |
| 3 | K.C. Jain, Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan (Delhi 1972) |
| 4 | Savitri Gupta (ed.), Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Kota (Jaipur 1982). |
| Locality | Tehsil | District | State |
| Badva (Lat. 25o 05’ N; Long. 76o 24’ E) | Mangrol | Baran | Rajasthan |
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